Writing a recount

We are learning to write a recount. We wrote about where we went, what we did, who we went with and when we went. After we wrote our stories, we published them. We used Kidpix to make a picture which matches our story. It is tricky remembering everything to put in our story sometimes. We are proud of our publishing.

Telling the time

We are learning to tell the time. We made watches today. It was fun. First we wrote the missing numbers onto the watch. Then we decorated the watches. Next we drew on a little hand and big hand. We chose our favourite time of day. Mrs Bovill recorded us reading our watches.

It is tricky to draw the little hand. I am proud that I did it all by myself.

Skip counting in 2's

I am learning to skip count in 2's. I had to put the counters on all the 2's. I am proud of my counting. I am learning to skip count so I can count quickly. It is tricky to skip count when I get to bigger numbers. Next, I could learn to skip count in 5's or 10's. 

Kandinsky flowers

Room 4’s masterpieces are inspired by Kandinsky’s painting ‘Squares with Concentric Circles’. We really loved how Kandinsky experimented with the use of colour. Our paintings are our own experiments with colour and inspired by Kandinsky’s painting above. First, we had to choose our favourite primary colour to paint our background with. We then blended two primary colours at the top and bottom of the page to create a secondary colour and an interesting background for our own circles. If we used a warm background, we needed to try and use cooler colours for our circles. We really like our paintings because viewers can decide whether our circles are flowers in a field, balloons in the sky or lollipops in a shop!! We love using our imagination.

Describing words

I am learning to use describing words to make my story exciting. I am so proud that I can use describing words and that I am trying my best. I am proud that my story makes sense. It can be tricky to sound out describing words. The next steps for me might be to read my story again and add more describing words. I could look at pictures for ideas of describing words and read more poems and books.

"Lovely and yellow are describing words".

Compound words

I am learning about compound words. I watched a video about putting compound words together. After the video, I had to match two words together. Some of the words I made were "rainbow" and "outside". I am proud that when I kept trying I got it and I tried my best. It is tricky to try and figure out which ones went together. Sometimes I get these words confused with contractions. Next time, I could look at the blue words and the red words and read them out loud to see what words can go together.

Throwing skills

I am practicing my throwing skills I have been learning at Youthtown. 

Root words and word endings

I am learning to identify root words and their different endings. I had to circle the ending of the words. The ending of “looking” is “ing”. Other word endings I can see in my reader are “ed”, “er” and “s”. I am proud of how I circled the endings of the words. It is tricky to circle the ending and not the other letters.

Aekam: It was hard for me to circle the words and I had to try so hard.

Ordering numbers 1-10

I am learning to order numbers from smallest to biggest in the range of 1-10. I had to put the caterpillar's body inside the caterpillar from little to biggest. It was tricky to sometimes put them in order.I am proud that I made the caterpillar go in the right order. The next step for me might be to practice my numbers that come before and after other numbers. 

Illustrations help me read

I am learning illustrations help me read new words. I can look at the pictures to give me clues. It is tricky to read long words, so I can look at the illustration and then look at the word again. I am so happy when I can read a new word. 

I can float!

I love floating in the school swimming pool!

Using our word of the week

I am learning to write the word ‘can’ in our stories. I wrote about learning. It can be tricky to sound out words and letters that have the same sounds like 'c' and 'k'. I am proud of thinking about my story myself. The next step for me might be to remember my finger spaces.

Counting and forming a set of objects

I am learning to count and form a set of objects from 1-13. First I chose a space background. Then I wrote the number and the numeral. Next was my favourite part - choosing the stickers. Mrs Bovill helped me type the sentence. Then I typed my name.

It was a little bit tricky to get the right number of stickers. I had to keep counting. It is tricky because sometimes I forget what way the number faces. I liked choosing the stickers for my poster.

Mrs Bovill is now going to print all of our wonderful posters so I can sort these and then use them to help me count down backwards like a rocket countdown.

I am now in Year 1

I am in room 4 and my teacher is Mrs Bovill. I am looking forward to learning lots of new things this year.